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Carolina Hurricanes: Keys to Tying up the Series in Game Two

By Omar Abdelgawad

TORONTO, ONTARIO – AUGUST 12: The Carolina Hurricanes skates against the Boston Bruins during the first overtime period in Game One of the Eastern Conference First Round during the 2020 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Scotiabank Arena on August 12, 2020 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
TORONTO, ONTARIO – AUGUST 12: The Carolina Hurricanes skates against the Boston Bruins during the first overtime period in Game One of the Eastern Conference First Round during the 2020 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Scotiabank Arena on August 12, 2020 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) /
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Head coach Rod Brind’Amour of the Carolina Hurricanes handles bench duties  (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
Head coach Rod Brind’Amour of the Carolina Hurricanes handles bench duties  (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) /

1. Feed off of Rod’s Energy

Twenty-five thousand dollars. That is the cost of the truth and the fine given to Rod Brind’amour who came out yesterday and called the league a joke and yesterday’s goal against the Hurricanes after Petr Mrazek covered the puck a “crime scene”.

To be honest, Rod is completely right. The league fined him anyway, but the team got the last laugh in this incredible check, signed by Tom Dundon, used to pay it off.

This isn’t settled however, that goal still counted, the Carolina Hurricanes still went on the kill even though thanks to some excellent killing by Brock McGinn, got the equalizer.

The bad officiating continued into the overtime periods where Brady Skjei got slashed and the refs ignored it, even with Skjei holding a broken stick in his hands. Fast forward a few minutes into the game and the Bruins managed to skate away with an undeserved 1-0 lead in the series.

Tonight the Carolina Hurricanes have to come into this game with a vengeance. Like they forgot a few (clean) hits from yesterday’s game. Like they are an unstoppable force that the Bruins never could have anticipated.

They have to come into tonight’s game angry and upset. They cannot settle for just winning the game, they have to dominate the Bruins in all three zones of the ice and do so with tenacity. Just like how they responded to Rangers talking about sweeping them, they have to respond to the Bruins cheating their way through the series.

That starts by shutting them down on defense.

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